Garment hanger of the clamp type



June 2, 1953 w. G. oLPE GARMENT HANGER oF THE CLAMP TYPE 2 sheets-sheet1 MIE N v .NN x my @8K5 mm, f L; uw S as.

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Vllllll Filed Oct. 27, 1950 June 2, 1953 w, QLPE 2,640,633

GARMENT HANGER oF THE CLAMP TYPE Fil'oct. 27, 195o f 2 sheets-sheet 2IN1/Enron. WEnNcw. 6. OLPE.

Patented June 2, 1953 invention .gele-tes. .te clamping. siexeet en@mete partieuleny te .e sentient beu-teer' elem@ type- .An ebieet;ett-his inventeii .ie t9 BtQYQeeeei-e ment henger ef the Clamp typefortune-19e treueers., letelee skirts.; ,and @thee ertele Qi me .eppeelin the. desiree exeeseg eenslitieneleelne means -fer 'leek-ieg: theclamping.' here theme-.15in elearning; engagement with epiterelei any ete YW-iele variety ef thiekneseee A. Still further ebieet Qfthis`iuventsm is te :eroe vide a 'galement henger- Qf the ele-mp .type Whiehcan "be manually manipulated undl dan be fingere poratecl `incombination-With .a conventional' ,oogt hanger.

A stillefurther obgeet ofthjs inver11T/lor.-*1 ist@ prof vide u Igarmenthanger ef Athe clamp tygpe which is relatively 'simple in structure 'ndcheep to manufaetufe;

yThe above and still furtherfebjeetsandj advantages .of the presentrinuezvroient will become up# parent upon consideration Aof thefellow-ng` gletailed description of 'the invention, lwhen eO erlgen in.conjunction .with the ueeomleany ingdrawixtgmy wherein:

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Engaging theercuetemembers.zeentlet the levers L5 .20 .a letelt eer 23ywlfiieh is. pesitiene@ elettgtudm ll-y ef. the levelsv end. heel oneenslmeunteelpen tile -suupert L5 ter .fee ine,nueve?.A meutebeut.exiefextending transversely ef the letten .uitelele generallyudeeienetel' renee .112.4 Qperetively .eene 'levers met 1211 fer .11.1'.rr.1et1lv'lotest tue .the eed, eneeeedty theletelt. 'betr'.ewey itemeeen Qther.- Accordingly. upon rocking theleteh bei? L23 .tem the@Standing position illustrated in 'Figure 4 to an ii'ielgineglA positionshown in phantomin Eiguige 4, the levers `I9 .and 211 are released topvot under the Lotion of fthe resilient Ineens 4- into positions for theinsertion-between the. @lamp 'here 2.1. .engine 2 of aufiig-:sl efyclothinglng thicknesses.

fue lever te Ais epne'eucteq ,of a Single length;

of' Wizteha-ving end adjacent portionsbent-to form.k

29 and 34 and the clamp bar-connected ends of the divergent legs 21 and28 and 32 and 33. This ratio is selected so that movement of the keepers29 and 34 away from each other a distance of approximately one inch willcause approximately a three-inch movement of the clamp bars 2l and 22away from each other. The ratio may be increased when it is desired toincrease the relativel spacing of the clamp bars 2l and 22 in responseto smallerA displacements of arcuate keepers 29 and 34 with respect toeach other. It has been found that a B-to-l ratio is particularlydesirable for hanging skirts, and a 4-to-1 ratio is Iparticularlydesirable for hanging trousers.

The latch bar 23 is pivotally supported intermediate its ends by meansof the sleeve 39 which is secured to the pivot tube I8 of the support I5and the pivot pin 40 which is rotatably journaled within the sleeve 39and secured to the latch bar 23. As clearly shown in Figure 2, the lowerend of the latch bar 23 is bent into the shape of a hook 4I to providemeans for the suspension of belts and the like. The upper end of thelatch 4bar 23 is bent to form an L-shaped clamping hook 42 including aleg 43 disposed at right angles to the main portion 44' of the clamp bar23 and a depending leg 44 arranged in spaced, parallel relation withrespect to the main portion 44 of the clamp bar 23. The leg 44 engageswithin the seats 48 provided in thel arcuate keeper 34, while the mainportion 44' of the latch bar 23 engages within the adjacent seats 48 ofthe arcuate keeper V29. v

The resilient means 24 includes a strip 45 fabricated of resilient wire,carrying the clips 46 and 41 contiguous to its ends. As clearly shown inFigure 2, the clip 46 is circumposed about the adjacent portion of thelever 20, while clip 41 is circumposed about and engages the adjacentportions of lever I9. The resilient means 24 biases arcuate keepers 29and 34 of levers I9 and 2i) away from each other, to thereby urgeclamping bars 2l and 22 into the divergent position illustrated inFigure 2. The arrangement of clamping bars 2| and 22 with respect toeach other is selected so that the bars are in spaced, parallel relationwith respect to each other when supporting garments therebetween.

As-cleariy shown inFigures 1 and 4, the arcuate keepers 29 and 34 ar-eprovided with spaced seats 48 at select point along their lengths forengagement with the jaw 42 of the clamp bar 23, to thereby maintain thearcuate keepers 29 and 34 in a select position of their movement awayfrom each other.

The confronting faces of the clamp bars 2| and 22 are covered with thefelt strips 49 and 5D and an intermediate portion of each of the clampbars 2l and 22 is cut away inwardly, as indicated by the referencenumeral- I, Figure 1, to provide clearance for the seams of trousers.

In actual use, the article of clothing to be supported is.positionedbetween the clamp bars 2l and 22. To eiect theinsertion ofthe article of clothing between the clamp bars 2| and 22, the

4 locking bar 23 is locked into a position substantially parallel to thepivot tube I8 of the support I5, wherein the clamp bars are free to moveaway from each other under the pressure exerted by the resilient means24. After inserting the article of clothing between the clamp bars, thelock bar can be rocked into engagement with any one of the'seats 48vprovided on the arcuate keepers 29 and 34. `It is to be noted thatengaging the lock bar 23 in the seat provided at the high points of thearcuate keepers 29 and 34 will exert a maximum clamping pressure on thelarticle of clothing.

In Figures 5, 6 and '1 there is shown a modified form of the hanger ofthe present invention which is particularly adapted for hanging trousersand skirts. The modied form embodies the levers I9 and 20, and the clampbars 2| and 22, both of which are .constructed and arranged aspreviously described. The levers I9 and 20 are carried by a support 69which includes a pivot tube 6I. The pivot tube 6I is hollow throughoutits length and carries the abutments 62 and 63 which maintain the leversI9 and 26 against lateral displacement on the support 6I). As clearlyshown in Figure 7, the abutments 62 and 63 embody headed bolts which arepress fitted into the adjacent open ends of the pivot tube 6I Carriedintermediate the ends of the pivot tube 6I of the support 60 isan eyelet64 which pivotally supports a combination locking bar and suspensionhook 65.` As clearly shown in Figure 6, the combination locking bar andhook 65 is formed of a single length of wire having an end adjacentportion bent into a triangularly-shaped yoke 66 which is selectivelyengageable with the seats 48 provided on'the arcuate keepers 29 and 34of the levers I9 and 20. The other end adiacent portion of the length ofwire is bent to form the hook B1 for suspendingly supporting the skirtand trousers hanger.

When using either embodiment of the invention, the clamp bars 2l and 22may be extended to a position wherein the garments can be placedtherebetween. The simplicity of the construction andease of assembly ofthe devices of the present invention provide an attractive low cost andelicient hanger unit.

It .is readily apparent that numerous other modicationsof the clamp-typehangers of the present invention can be made without departing from thespirit of the invention as set forth A in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A garment hanger of the clamp type comprising a support, a .pair oflevers arranged in criss-cross relation with respect to each otherpositioned longitudinally of said support and each mounted intermediateits ends on said support for. pivotal mover lent about an axis extendinglongitudinally of the latter, a pair of arcuate memberspositionedlongitudinally of and facing away from said support and connected tosaid levers, said arcuate members extending outwardly `at an angle tothe vertical plane lpassing through said support, a pair of clamp barsextending longitudinally of and carried by said levers below thecrisscross point of the latter and movable into clamping engagement witha garment supported therebetween in response to the movement of saidarcuate members toward each other, and means'engaging said arcuatemembers for holding said arcuate members in select positions of movementtoward each other.

prising a support, a pair of levers arranged in criss-cross relationwith respect to each other positioned longitudinally of said support andeach mounted intermediate its ends on said support for pivotal movementabout an axis extending longitudinally of the latterI a pair of arcuatemembers positioned longitudinally of and facing away from said supportand connected to said levers, said arcuate members extending outwardlyat an angle to the vertical plane passing through said support, a pairof clamp bars extending longitudinally of and carried by said leversbelow the crisscross point lof the latter and movable into clampingengagement with a garment supported therebetween in response to themovement of said arcuate members toward each other, means engaging saidarcuate members for holding said arcuate members in select positions ofmovement toward each other, resilient means operatively connected tosaid levers for normally biasing said arcuate membersaway from eachother.

3. A garment hanger of the clamp type comprising a support, a pair oflevers arranged in criss-cross relation with respect to each otherpositioned longitudinally of said support and each mounted intermediateits ends on said support for pivotal movement about an axis extendinglongitudinally of the latter, a pair of arcuate members positionedlongitudinally of and facing away from said support and connected toSaid levers, said arcuate members extending outwardly at an angle to thevertical plane passing through said support, a pair of clamp barsextending longitudinally of and carried by said levers below thecrisscross point of the latter and movable into clamping engagement witha garment supported therebetween in response to the movement of saidarcuate members toward each other, a latch bar positioned longitudinallyof said levers and having one end mounted on said support for rockingmovement about an axis extending transversely of the latter, saidarcuate members being disposed concentrically with respect to thetransverse axis of said latch bar, and means carried by the other end ofsaid latch bar and selectively engaging said arcuate members for holdingsaid members in select positions of movement toward each other.

4. A garment hanger of the clamp type comprising a support, a pair oflevers arranged in criss-cross relation with respect to each otherpositioned longitudinally of said support and each mounted intermediateits ends on said support for pivotal movement about an axis extendinglongitudinally of the latter, a pair of arcuate members positionedlongitudinally of and facing away from said support and connected to-said levers, said arcuate members extending outwardly at an angle tothe vertical plane passing through said support, a pair of clamp barsextending longitudinally of and carried by said levers below thecrisscross point of the latter and movable into clamping engagement witha garment supported therebetween in response to the movement of saidarcuate members toward each other, a latch bar -positionedlongitudinally of said levers and having one end mounted on said supportfor rocking movement about an axis extending transversely of the latter,said arcuate members being disposed concentrically with respect to thetransverse axis of said latch bar,

means carried by the other end of said latch bar and selectivelyengaging said arcuate members for holding said members in selectpositions of movement toward each other, and resilient means operativelyconnected to said levers for normally biasing said members away fromeach other.

5. A garment hanger of the clamp type comprising a support, a pair oflevers arranged in criss-cross relation with respect to each otherpositioned longitudinally of said support and each mounted intermediateits ends on said support for pivotal movement about an axis extendinglongitudinally of the latter, a pair of arcuate members positionedlongitudinally of and facing away from said support and connected tosaid levers, said arcuate members extending outwardly at an angle to thevertical plane passing through said support, a pair of clamp barsextending longitudinally of and carried by said levers below thecrisscross point of the latter and movable into clamping engagement witha garment supported therebetween in response to the movement of saidarcuate members toward each other, a latch bar .positionedlongitudinally of said levers and having one end mounted on said supportfor rocking movement about an axis extending transversely of the latter,said arcuate members being disposed concentrically with respect to thetransverse axis of said latch bar, and means carried by the other end ofsaid latch bar and selectively engaging said arcuate members for holdingsaid members in select positions of movement toward each other, each ofsaid levers including a single length of wire having end portions bentto form divergent legs, an intermediate portion bent to form saidarcuate member, and a connecting portion between each leg and saidarcuate member bent to form a pivcting eyelet.

6. A garment hangerof the clamp type comprising a support, a pair oflevers arranged in criss-cross relation with respect to each otherpositioned longitudinally of said support and each mounted intermediateits ends on said sup-` port for pivotal movement about an axis extendinglongitudinally of the latter, a pair of arcuate members positionedlongitudinally of and facing away from said support and connected tosaid levers, said arcuate members extending outwardly at an angle to thevertical plane passing through said support, a pair of clamp barsextending longitudinally of and carried by said levers below thecrisscross point of the latter and movable into clamping engagement witha garment supported therebetween in response to the movement of saidarcuate members toward each f other, means engaging said arcuate membersfor References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NameDate Taylor Nov. 21, 1893 Number

